Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Jamaica
0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
23rd
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 11.0 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
- Jamaica, at 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.